Great Mosque of Djenné
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The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Ban
Djenne great mud mosque
Photo taken by Albert Rousseau in 1893–94
Photo taken by H. Danel in or before 1904
Photo taken by Edmond Fortier in 1906
Djenné
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Djenné is a town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. The town is the administrative centre of the Djenné Cercle, one of the eight subdivisions of the Mopti Region. The
Great Mosque of Djenné
…Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907…
Street market and Great Mosque of Djenné
Passenger vehicles on the Bani River ferry near Djenné.
Houses in Djenné with Toucouleur-style façades from a postcard by Edmond Fortier published in 1906.
A street scene in Djenné from Timbuctoo: the Mysterious by Félix Dubois published in 1896.